Diaper



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Patented May 8, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENTOEFICE.

JESSIE C. OONDYIJIS, OI LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

DIAPER.

y invention relates to diapers for infants, and has as its general object the elimination of safety pins for securing the garment about the loins-of the infant.

The universal garment for babies, used as a diaper, is a piece of fabric which is folded and bound about the loins of the baby where it is held by a number of safety pins. The rapid growth and change in form of a baby from the time the age of two years makes impractical the use of any made-up garment instead of the diaper, unless it be formed of elastic material, which material binds the legs of the baby and retains undesirable heat, with the result of chafing. Moreover a madeup garment has to be very inexpensive in order that it may compete on the market with a meresquare of fabric with hemmed or. selvage edges.

It is thus my object to provide a made-up garment, which is-adjustable to fit any size of infant from birth to say two years without detachment of any part, It is my object to form the garment so that it is inexpensive of manufacture.

Inthe usual diaper for infants, the bunching of a large portion of the fabric between the legs is uncomfortable to the infant, and causes irritation. It hampers its efforts at walking, and causes an undesirable spreading of the limbs. It is likely to be harsh against the infant when soiled. The pins for attachment are usually laid within grasp of the infant, when changing diapers, and are an ever present danger to it, for that reason. There is also no danger of the baby being pricked by pins.

It is thus the object of my invention to do away with the bunching of fabric between the legs of the infant, and to provide a soft absorbent pad at this point. The use of pins is done away with altogether, so that this danger is absent. From the point.of view of washing the garment, the size thereof is so materially reduced over the usual diaper, that the washing is really easier'than for the mere square of fabric used by mothers at the present time. a I

In another direction, I have provided for advantages over any garment for babies of which I have knowledge, namely: that my novel diaper is adjustable at the Waist and at the hips, so that it can be fitted to the baby, snugly and yet without any bindmg.

it is born until it approaches Application filed August a7, 1923. Serial '1... 659,485.

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Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the garment at its largest size.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the gar 'ment in its next to largest size.

' Figure 4 is a plan view'showing the means for shortening the diameter of the garment by stitching down the buttons.

Figure 5 is a erspectiveview of the garment in its thir size. I

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the garment in its fourth size. a

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the garment in its fifth or smallest size.

be garment is preferably formed of two thicknesses of diaper cloth, folded with a line of fold to come at the top of the garment, to give freedom for partial elasticity and surrounded otherwise by a single binding strip. This does away with any seam which would irritate the babys back. It has a band portion and a front or flap portion. Thus I have shown the arment having the band portion 1, and t e flap portion 2. When folded along the fold line 4, the two ends of the original piece overlap each other, and the band portion is curved away as at 5, 5, at each side, and then curved out again toward the end of the flap portion.

When the garment piece is folded, the buttonholetabs 6, 6, are stitched to the ends of the band portion, and 1 binding 7 is bound around the the top or fold. Binding strips as distinguished from tape are preferably used since they are not as harsh as tape and make a finer appearing garment.

The buttonhole tabs are formed with two pairs of buttonholes .8, 8, adjacent to each other nearest the top of the garment, andtwo single pair of buttonholes 9, at, the lower end of the tabs. These pairs of holes are in line with each other.

In orderto provide a stout method of mounting the buttons, the flap portion has stitched to it in an angular formation, a pair of tapes 10, 10, which extend in a diplan view of the garment,

garment when in the buttons 14 and 15, and in this double formation are stitched down with the tapes 10. There are a pair of buttons 14 at the end of the fiapcand a singlebutton lower down on the flap, for each tape 10; The buttons are thus in diverging rows. The buttonhole flaps also have the buttonholes in a diverging row due to the diverging lines at 16 of the band portion of the garment. As will be noted, this arrangement gives a downward drop of the band portion of the garment in front of the abdomen of the infant wearer, and is thus adapted to greatest comfort in wearing.

Stitched to the end of the flap, at the juncture point of the tapes 10, and'extending beyond the end of the garment at this point is a securing'buttonhole flap 17, which is to be buttoned to a suitable button stitched to the band or undershirt of the baby.

The curved away sides between the band and the flap form leg loops for the baby as will be evident from the perspective views.

As so constructed, the garment in its largest size is applied to the baby (see Figure 2) by folding the flap portion up between the legs, and binding the band portion about the hips and waist, and then securing the outer rows of buttonholes on the band to the taped buttons, leaving the tape free for its greatest outward extension. Ifthe babys hips are small, the inner row of buttonholes 9 may be used. If its waist is small and hips large the inner rows of buttonholes at the top of the band may be used and the outer holes at the bottom of the band used. These buttons also serve for the knee adjustment.

It may be observed how the absorbent pad passes between the legs of the baby, and how the leg loops, indicated by arrows at 18, will accommodate the babys legs. a The next smaller or' second size of the garment is illustrated in Figure 3. In this case the inner buttonholes of the pairs 8 and 9 are used, and any extra fabric due to adjusting the garment to a smaller compass, is in the form of the free ends of the buttonhole flaps.

In order to form the third size adjustment, the button tapes are bent inwardly toward the center line of the garment as illustrated by the arrows at 19 (Figure 4),

and are stitched down b a few stltches, which can later on be pic ed out.

The third size of the garment is then formed as illustrated in Figure 5, wherein the outer row of buttonholes on the band are united with the taped down buttons. In Figure 6 is shown the next or fourth all-over size, in which the buttonholes of the inner row on the band at each side are buttoned over the taped down buttons, illustrated best in Figure 4. In this fourth size, it will usually be convenient to button the outer row of buttons on one of the buttonhole flaps over the buttons on which the other buttonhole flap has been secured. This makes a further contraction of the garment at the waist, however, and can be omitted.

The fifth size of garment, which is for the new born baby, is applied as follows': The flap portion is brought between the legs and much higher up on the infant than in the other forms, so as to bring the lower buttons 15 opposite the top buttonholes 14 on the band. around the infant and buttoned with the selected pair of buttonholes 8 engaging with the two lower buttons 15 on the flap. This pinches the flap together, but the pinching or folding is well up on the abdomen of the baby, so as not to form a lump between the legs, The flap where it extends up above the band, for the lower chest and abdomen of the infant.

I deem it of importance that the structure of the garment leaves a fold of fabric at the top or what might be termed the belt line, which fold does not require, nor does it have any binding or tape thereon. This makes for a freedom of movement of the baby. The comparatively small amount of material confined between the limbs of the infant provides for comfort and the flannel pad is highly desirable from several points of view, as has been noted. The structure is economical to make, as the piece is perfectly flat. There is but one size fitting all babies with no alteration, amounting to a removal of parts or taking tucks therein, and the like, the sole operation being one in which no mistake is possible, as there is but one thing to do. The usual practice will be to sell the garments with the tapes stitched down to smaller adjustment position, with directions to pull the stitches, to make the size larger. The use of pins is avoided, and a well fitted diaper garment for the baby is provided. I

It will be apparent that shifting about of buttons and holes, and other slight variations in shape and structure may be accomplished without departing from the spirit of my invention.

also serves as a protector The band is then passed Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A diaper rment comprising a fabric body formed with a band portion and a flap portion, said flap portion having buttons thereon in two rows lengthwise of the aplied arment, and the band portion having utton oles to engage each one row at least of, said buttons, and said buttons being secured to the flap portion by means of tapes secured so as normally to permit the buttons to hang loose, and so as to permit of stitching down'the tapes to bringthe buttons of the rows closer to each other, and with the buttonholes on the band portion arranged in rows crosswise of the garment, and also lengthwise of the garment.

2. A diaper armentcomprising a fabric body formed with a band portion and a flap portion, said flap portion having buttons thereon in two rows lengthwise of the up plied garment, and the band portion having buttonholes to enga e each one row at least of said buttons, and saidbuttons being secured to the flap portion by means of tapes secured so as normally to permit the buttons to hang loose, and so as to permit of stitching down the tapes to bring the buttons of the rows closer to each other, and with the buttonholes on the band portion arranged in rows crosswise of the garment, and also lengthwise of the garment, said buttons and buttonholes being so set in the garment that some are in the abdominal ,zone thereof and some in the hip zone thereof, and no holes or buttons lie between said zones.

3. A diaper arment comprising a fabric body formed with a waist band portion and a flap portion, with means for securing the flap and band portion in position about the limbs of an infant comprising portions having button-holes, and portions having buttons attached thereto, tapes attached to said last named portions, and said buttons being secured to the portions by said tapes, said tapes being of such length as to normally permit the buttons to hang loosely so that positions of different adjustment of buttons and button-holes ma be secured by stitching the tapes so that tile buttons will be sup ported in other than normal position.

JESSIE C. CONDYLIS. 

